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President Joe Biden on Friday said he plans to ask for more funding from Congress for the development of a new coronavirus vaccine.<\/p>\n
\u201cI signed off this morning on a proposal we have to present to the Congress a request for additional funding for a new vaccine that is necessary, that works,\u201d Biden, who is vacationing in the Lake Tahoe area, told reporters. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt will likely be recommended that everybody get it no matter whether they\u2019ve gotten it before or not,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The announcement comes as a recent rise in COVID-19 cases in some regions has resulted in the return of mask mandates by some entities in the U.S. Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have also risen in the past few weeks as well, according to data.<\/p>\n
New vaccines containing the version of the omicron strain XBB.1.5 are already being developed by Pfizer, Novavax and Moderna. However, the virus\u2019s continuing mutation will likely necessitate updated vaccines.<\/p>\n
The Biden administration\u2019s supplemental funding request for Congress for the start of the new fiscal year did not include COVID-19 vaccinations. Instead, the White House asked for roughly $40 billion to fund short-term key priorities such as more aide for Ukraine, federal disaster funds, climate change and border priorities. <\/p>\n
Last fall, Biden asked for over $9 billion from Congress to combat the virus, but the request was denied.<\/p>\n
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